NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Hardik Pandya was at his fluent best on Saturday as he fired an unbeaten 27-ball 50 blitzkrieg against Bangladesh in the Super 8 game in Antigua, lifting India to their highest total of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Taking the Bangladesh bowlers to the cleaners, the vice-captain once again proved to be the X-factor as he struck a brutal knock that had four fours and three gigantic sixes in it and came at the whopping strike rate of over 185, powering India to 196 for 5.